The Relationship Between Self-efficacy and Academic Achievement or Interest in a STEM Career: A Meta-Analysis

Pursuit of a STEM career is impacted by a students’ academic success and self-efficacy. The demand for a STEM-literate society and an increase in the number of jobs available in STEM fields has pushed researchers to look for avenues to increase students’ self-efficacy and interest in pursuing a STEM career. The purpose of this paper is to look meta-analytically to determine differences in self-efficacy and explore the relationships between self-efficacy and academic achievement or interest in STEM careers. These results will provide generalizable information for educational researchers and educators by identifying factors which significantly improved students’ self-efficacy toward STEM